Friday Fill-Ins

1. In 1992, I was 18 and graduating from high school. The possibilities were endless.
2. My guys fill me with laughter and smiles.
3. Do what you can, with what you have been given, where you are right now at this time - don't wait!
4. Celebrating life is where I'd like to be (lucky for me that is where I am!).
5. The trees and flowers are telling me that Spring has definitely sprung! Bring it on!
6. The daily this and that is the everyday *stuff* that just keeps going on.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include working and possibly shopping with a friend and Sunday, I want to get my work done for Monday morning's meeting - nothing like being prepared!

1. Moving means action. Keep moving.

2. "I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free." - Nikos Kazantzakis
(I bet you thought there was no quote today...hmmmm...)

3. My best quality is my constant quest for more information, to continually learn and grow.

4. Life is in the details celebrate the little things.

5. In nearly 10 years, I have raised a lovely boy into a splendid young man. Not bad for 10 years worth of work.

6. Remembering to look at the positive and be grateful is what I need right now!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing at home (i.e. doing nothing!), tomorrow my plans include going to breakfast with my aunt (crepes - YUM), maybe a trip to the Farmer's Market and coffee with a friend I haven't seen in almost a year! and Sunday, I want to spend time with my family!

Hi friends! I am here. I am alive. I am just living life and not blogging...I am thinking of some posts - I promise not to leave you all with Troy and his musings forever (although he is entertaining and puts lots of thoughts into his posts so show him some love!).



1. Join me in celebrating the everyday!

2. Put a little sunshine and happiness in your day!

3. Happiness is friends, family, love and life.

4. Dazed and confused.

5. I'm waiting for another girl's night out (let's go girls!!!).

6. Temptation is hard to resist.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading and relaxing, tomorrow my plans include going to my auntie's (love her) and a possible movie or seeing a friend and Sunday, I want to leave the house so I don't have to be here with a bunch of guys doing a gun safety class (another movie perhaps?)!

photo from my birthday celebration with my cousin at Katie's Cupcakes yesterday.

1. Angel or not, I will be right here.

2. You can want me any way you want me (I just may not be what you expected).

3. As my mother used to say, you're full of $#@&! (hey that was my mom not me! haha!).

4. I like a big glass of water and a banana after I'm done working out or doing something strenuous.

5. Even in the most crowded of rooms I can immediately find you.

6. A day filled with indecision and unknowing is a day fraught with peril.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to birthday dinner with my mom, dad, brother, aunt while my husband goes off to men's night, tomorrow my plans include meeting some out of town and long time friends for lunch (for the second time this week - different friends, different meal - still exciting!) and Sunday, I want to see a movie or meet a friend for cupcakes, maybe go for a walk...We'll see!


Have a great weekend friends!

Happy Friday!

1. When I look to the left, I see my sweet kitty sleeping in a chair. 

2. The living room is the room that has the best view in my home. (although, we don't have any GREAT views, but from the living room I have trees, sky, moon)

3. Let it work for the greater good.

4. Dirty deeds done dirt cheap! (really? what else was I going to write?)

5. Voting and being a part of one's community is a responsibility that all qualified citizens must share.

6. If you have any cake feel free to share. (I notice a trend with my Friday Fill-ins toward cake...hmmm...)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing at home - maybe a movie or a good book, tomorrow my plans include hopefully something creative - haven't decided yet and Sunday, I want to enjoy! (no big plans for this weekend. love it!)

happy friday.

1. Buying my sister a book was my last random act of kindness.

2. Another place in time is where I've been visiting (heritage photos and what to do with them is my challenge).

3. I trust my husband in matters of the heart.

4. Coffee, tea or coffee or tea or coffee or tea...I will take either.

5. We all are on journeys and our separate paths intersect here and there.

6. Our brother reminds me that there is dangers all around (new broken bone for him!).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to visiting my broken brother, tomorrow my plans include scrapbooking, possibly going to a gun show with Troy and Sunday, I want to relax, scrap, read!

Hi Friday!

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” - Harriet Tubman

1. I'm thankful, I'm content, I unfortunately, still have this cough.

2. Why do I have so many ideas and not enough motivation?

3. How does this clock in my car work, anyway? (really, it takes my 13 year old to reprogram it - just thinking ahead a week or so!)

4. Every morning, I put slippers on my feet.

5. I consider myself lucky because life is good.

6. One day we’ll see around the bend.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to Tami's blog night, tomorrow my plans include dropping Archer off at my parents and heading to Seattle with my hubby and Sunday, I want to enjoy Seattle with Troy, pick up our boy and head on home!

Friday again.

**This one was really hard for me. I don't know if it was the fill-ins or that my brain feels like it is filled with painful cotton due to this cold...Whatever - this is what I have!

1. It seems like I've had this cold forever.

2. Will you put away your stuff when you're done, please?!

3. If I thought you heard me I'd stop repeating myself!

4. Love, acceptance, and fun is what I think of most when I think of you.

5. To me, Valentine's Day means it is almost our anniversary.

6. Knowledge gives me strength.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching a movie and resting, tomorrow my plans include waking up well and hopefully lunch with my guys and Sunday, I want to --well I haven't decided yet!

Happy Friday!

1. Please don't tell me negatives...life is good, live it as such.

2. Can you make me some coffee in the morning? (please and thank you)

3. The color orange makes me want to smile, create, DO!

4. I have a craving for coffee & cake.

5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it to spend time with my family.

6. Eyes are the mirror to the soul.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing after a full week of work, tomorrow my plans include cleaning house and creating and Sunday, I want to spend time with my family - the in-laws are coming (yay!) and hopefully see my cousin!

It's Friday Again!

1. I'd really like cake (a nice vanilla with vanilla frosting sounds fantastic!) right now.
2. A very bad word is the word you'd most often hear me say if I stubbed my toe.
3. Possession is dangerous.
4. You gotta love Captain Jack Sparrow.
5. Marshmallows and fire go together like coffee and a french press.
6. Love goes on and on.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to my parents with Archer and spending time with them, tomorrow my plans include shopping for jeans with Archer (and my mom) - wish us luck! and Sunday, I want to create - make some Valentine's for family and friends!

1. Oh, I am so thankful for my loving friends and family!

2. Life always changes, big and little.

3. During my grandma's funeral , I smiled while celebrating her life.

4. Petty things; are you kidding me???

5. Right now I'd like to be cuddled in bed with my book, but evidently my family wants dinner!

6. My coffee pot is my favorite gadget.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching a movie, enjoying the boys in the house, tomorrow my plans include shopping for jeans and a possible lunch with my sweetie little brother and Sunday, I want to relax!

It's Friday.

Here is my second week with Friday Fill-ins. Hmmmm....Two weeks in a row? I'm on a roll! Enjoy & Happy Friday friends!

1. Enough with the fog!

2. Doubt and uncertainty causes me to be conflicted.

3. I've been craving Pad Thai (luckily I had it with my sister this week) and PW Con Queso Dip (making some tonight! YUM!).

4. Troy always makes me laugh.

5. I wish I could go to Vegas :) next week.

6. Old friends and my precious family have been on my mind lately.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing my Grandma, tomorrow my plans include hanging with friends creating(!) and Sunday, I want to rest and spend time with my guys!

I found this cute meme site online and thought it would be fun to play along this week. Maybe I will every week. I don't know yet. You never can tell with me.

Enjoy! and Happy Friday!



1. It's January; bring it on!

2. Motivation is what I crave most right now.

3. Cork and wine go together like me and my home.

4. A cup of hot tea is so nourishing.

5. Let us dare to dream and DO.

6. I love my home.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to having fun doing....?, tomorrow my plans include my first knitting lesson and movie watching at a friend's house and Sunday, I want to enjoy my family!